Cooling Fan Problems of BMW 525

Tl the contact owns a 2001 BMW 525i. The contact stated after parking and returning to the vehicle, upon starting the vehicle detected a burning odor and flames exiting the front of hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated when opening the hood he saw fire located in front of the radiator. The contact stated he extinguished the fire with water he had available. No police or fire department report was filed. The contact stated he was able to disconnect wires for the electrical fan and continued driving the vehicle. The contact called niello BMW elk grove (8580 laguna grove dr, elk grove, CA 95757 (916) 687-9000) were made aware of the failure. The contact stated the dealer informed him that the vehicle was serviced under unknown recall for the engine and engine cooling in 2002. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 BMW 525i. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, she smelled a burning odor emitting from the radiator. The temperature gauge began to read extremely hot with the illumination of the engine warning indicator. Also, light gray smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and then towed to an authorized dealer. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 02v138000 (engine and engine cooling) and 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling) but was advised that the VIN was not included in either recall. The repairs performed on the vehicle consisted of the replacement of the water pump, valve cover gasket and the coolant pipe. In addition, the auxiliary fan was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 86,990.

While driving smelled rubber burning. Then consumer noticed smoke coming from under the hood. She pulled over and shut off engine. Ther ewa sno fire. Consumer had cooling fan replaced 4 weeks ago. Vehicle towed to dealer who determined it was cooling system failure.

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Engine compartment started smoking. Consumer pulled into a parking lot and shut vehicle off. Service manager had vehicle towed to dealership. Electrical componets in fan were burned out. Consumer stated this problem started after recall was performed. Dealer advised consumer to attached recall information.